Bellanca 7GCBC N659HC

Summary

On 27 May 2021 at about 01:30 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N659HC was involved in an accident near Birchwood, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 May 2021 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Birchwood, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Bold (A13)

Coordinates

61.3413, -148.9988

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCBC

Registration

N659HC

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC21LA042

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's use of excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing on a short gravel surfaced runway he "braked to hard," and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, left lift strut and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, and that the accident may have been prevented if he had realized his limitations and experience level and selected a more suitable runway or applied less brakes after touchdown.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.